African forest elephant vs Bayer's emerald bottle fly

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Bellardia bayeri

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Bayer's emerald bottle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Bayer's emerald bottle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Calliphoridae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Bellardia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Bellardia bayeri

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Bayer's emerald bottle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Bayer's emerald bottle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Bayer's emerald bottle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bayer's emerald bottle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

African forest elephant

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a species in the genus Loxodonta. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bayer's emerald bottle fly

The Bayer's emerald bottle fly (Bellardia bayeri) is a species in the genus Bellardia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.